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Frequently Asked Questions
West Bengal State Quota Postgraduate Medical Seats 2015
Online Allotment process (Online Counseling)
Q. No.1. When will online allotment process for the year 2015 start?
Ans. Online allotment process will start on 27th March 2015 for which the detail
counseling schedule has been made available in the website www.wbuhs.ac.in or
www.wbuhsexams.in or www.wbmcc.nic.in For further clarification candidates are
requested to refer to that schedule.
Q. No. 2: What is the process of online allotment?
a.Main Counseling Registration, Choice Filling
b.Exercising of Choices and Locking
c. Process of Seat Allotment –Round 1
d.Round 1 Result Publish
e.Reporting at the allotted Medical colleges against 1st Round
f. Process of Seat allotment -Round 2
g. Round 2 Result Publish
h. Reporting at the allotted Medical colleges against Round 2
i. Publication of net vacant seats
j. Choice Submission by all eligible candidates
k. Process of Seat Allotment - Round 3
l. Round 3 Result Publication
m. Reporting at the Medical Colleges /Institutions against Round 3
Q. No.3. Do I have to report to any counseling centre for registration or choice
filling?
Ans: No. Online registration and choice filling can be done from place of convenience
(including from home) using internet.
Q.No. 4: Do I require any documents to get registered online?
Ans: You will be required to fill up some of the information that you have given on your
application form that you filled and submitted for WBPGMAT Examination 2015. You will
also require transaction number/id of offline/ online counseling fee submission and if
you are a service candidate you will require the sponsorship number issued by Swastha
Bhavan.
Service candidates belonging to WBMES/WBHS/WBPH&AS who have completed 2
years of regular service but not completed 3 years of service will be able to fill choices
for the dearth subjects of respective category only (details of dearth subjects can be
obtained from WBUHS). Further Service candidates who are in possession of any PG
diploma will be able to fill choices in PG degrees only.
IMPORTANT
Please keep information that you have furnished on application form confidential,
and not share with anybody as to register for online allotment process and for
submission of choice you need that information. If somebody else uses that
information, he/she can misuse your online registration and prevent you from
taking part in online allotment process. Keep print out of application form ready
for reference with you. Please note that on registration window of online
allotment process, you have to fill in exactly same spelling, as you have filled in
your application form for WBPGMAT 2015.
Q. No. 5: How do I get password for logging in?
Ans: During the process of online registration you will get the scope to create own
password. Candidate is advised to keep the password that he/she has created,
confidential to him/her. He/she can change the password after creating. Password is
very important for participating in online allotment process. Sharing of password can
result in its misuse by somebody else, leading to even exclusion of genuine candidate
from online allotment process.
Q. No. 6: How much time will I be given to join the allotted course?
Ans: Candidates allotted seats will be required to join the allotted college/course within
the stipulated days from the date of allotment as per the counseling schedule given in
the website as stated above. However, candidates are advised to join as early as
possible and not to wait for last day of joining, due to different schedule of holiday /
working hours in various Medical Colleges, also keeping in view that Medical colleges
will have to furnish information about joining / non-joining through online to West Bengal
University of Health Sciences.
Q. No 7: What documents are required at the time of counseling?
Ans: Since it is online allotment (Online Counseling) process, no documents will be
required for participating in online allotment process. However, original documents as
mentioned in prospectus of WBPGMAT 2015 will be required at the time of reporting /
joining in allotted Medical College.
The candidate when reporting at the allotted Medical College should bring the
following documents in original along with an attested photocopy of the documents :(i) Admit Card issued for WBPGMAT 2015
(ii) Rank card of WBPGMAT 2015 stating combined and status rank (as print out taken
by the candidate during publication of result).
(iii) Mark Sheets of MBBS 1st, 2nd and 3rd Professional Examinations.
(iv) MBBS Degree Certificate.
(v) Internship Completion Certificate/Certificate from the Head of Institution or College
that the candidate will be completing the Internship by 31st March, 2015.
(vi) Permanent/Provisional Registration Certificate issued by MCI/ State Medical council.
(vii) High School Certificate or Admit card/Birth Certificate in proof of date or birth.
(viii) The Candidate should also bring the following certificate, if applicable:
(a) SC/ST/ Certificate issued by the competent authority and Sub caste should be
clearly mentioned in the certificate.
(b) OBC certificate issued by the competent authority. The OBC candidates should
not belong to Creamy Layer. The OBC certificate must be in the prescribed format.
OBC, OBC A and OBC B candidates have to furnish income certificate of parent if the
certificates are issued prior to November 2013.
(c) Orthopedic Physical Disability Certificate issued from a duly constituted and
authorized Medical Board of SSKM (IPGMER) Hospital, Kolkata. No other PH
certificate, issued by any other Authorities/Hospital will be entertained.
(d) For Service category candidates authorized sponsorship certificate issued by
Swastha Bhavan, Block GN-29, Salt Lake, Kolkata mentioning the sponsorship number,
category of Service, duration of service and whether in possession of PG diploma.
Note:
Provisional certificate of MBBS Degree is permissible for those candidates who
had passed the MBBS course in the year 2014 only. Candidates without original
certificates/documents shall not be allowed to take admission in allotted Medical
College.
During registration process, for the open category candidates for caste other than
UR; state issuing caste certificate will be asked for. For West Bengal they will be
treated as reserved category but for other state such reserve category candidates
will be treated as reserve category only for Central Institute (AIIHPH) and for other
institutes they will be treated as general category.
Only for the seats added after April 2013, the OBC quota will be applied as per
rule of Govt. of West Bengal.
Their allotment letter, admission or cancellation or resignation letter will contain
caste as SC treated as UR /ST treated as UR/OBC treated as UR and so on.
There will be three other Reserved Categories apart from SC, ST and PH they are
OBC, OBC-A and OBC-B. OBC-A and OBC-B are only applicable for OBC
certificates issued in West Bengal.
For OBC candidates in West Bengal or other state if they belong to creamy layer,
then they will be treated as UR. The letter of allotment or admission etc will
mention OBC treated as UR as belongs to creamy layer.
For in-service candidates question of West Bengal or other state will not be
asked. For OBC candidate if belongs to creamy layer then will be treated as UR
and written in allotment or admission letter as OBC treated as UR as belongs to
creamy layer. Seats will be apportioned for PH candidates provided the roster
position permits.
Cut off marks for seat consideration: - UR 50%; URPH 45%; OBC 45%; SC 40%;
ST 40%; SCPH, STPH and OBCPH 40%.To view UR seat one should get 50% at
least.
Q. No. 8: Whether any original document will be required to deposit in the
admitting institutes?
Ans: Original MBBS certificate, original Medical council registration certificate
(permanent/provisional) and final professional MBBS mark sheet will be required to be
submitted to the admitting institutes for taking admission. The candidates will get the
submission receipt. Their documents will be kept in the admitting institutes till their
completion of the course. The said documents will be handed over to the candidates
only after producing the receipt at the end of the PG course or if they take release from
the admitting institutes to get admitted in any other institution in the subsequent rounds
of counseling.
Q. No. 9: What are the instructions regarding OBC, SC, ST and P H certificates?
Ans: Candidates are requested to read information bulletin of WBPGMAT 2015 and
instructions regarding Caste and Physical Handicap (PH) Certificate carefully. In case
the candidate fail to produce proper Caste (and PH, if applicable) certificate at allotted
Medical College then he will not be permitted to join the allotted Medical College and
he/she will not be considered for the specific reservation claimed by him/her.
Q. No. 10: Is there any restriction for filling up number of choices of subject
(course) and Institution (College) in choice filling form?
Ans: No. Candidate can fill all the choices made available to them as per candidate
type, category, qualifying marks etc.
Q. No.11. Is it necessary to fill up the choices and lock the choices to get seat
allotted? Or I will be allotted seat automatically from leftover seats?
Ans: After online registration (registration is compulsory to take part in online allotment
process), you have to fill in choice of college and subject. Once choice is filled in, it can
be modified before locking it. During the choice locking period it is necessary to lock the
choice. If candidate does not lock the choice submitted by him/her, it will be auto
matically locked after last date and time of choice locking.
If you don’t register and fill in choice, you will not be allotted any seat from left
over seats.
Q. No. 12: Is it necessary to join allotted Medical College to get chance to
participate in next round (2nd/3rd round)?
Ans: Yes, candidates are required to join allotted institution/college and complete the
online verification and admission formalities then only candidate can exercise option to
participate in next round(s).
Q. No. 13: I f some new Postgraduate seats are created / started (increase in PG
seats) after start of online counseling, will they be included and when?
Ans: Newly approved seats (if any) in the Medical colleges in West Bengal after
publication of seat matrix for first round (and second round) of online counseling for
state quota and returned vacant AIQ seats to the state quota after third round of All
India Quota online counseling, will be included only in third round of state quota
counseling.
Q. No. 14: What is second round of online allotment process?
Ans: Second round of online allotment process is up-gradation of choice round. There is
no fresh registration of candidates and choice submission in 2nd round of counseling.
Choices of main counseling (submitted before first round allotment) will be considered in
this round of allotment.
Q. No. 15: Who is eligible for 2nd Round of allotment?
Ans. Candidates eligible for seat allotment in 2nd round would be:Group–I: Registered candidates who did not get any seat allotment in 1st Round.
Group-II: Registered candidates, whose 1st round of allotted Seat Cancelled during the
document verification on reporting for admission, who have secured seat under
reserved quota, due to change of Category from reserved to Unreserved or PH status
from Yes to No, but if they would still be eligible in the next round of seat allotment, with
changed criteria.
Group–III: Candidates who have reported at allotted institute after 1st round of allotment
and submitted willingness for up gradation as Yes.
Q. No. 16: Who is not eligible for 2nd Round of allotment?
 Not reported at Allotted Institute after seat allotment in 1st round
 Reported & Withdrawn from counseling at Allotted Institute.
 Became non-eligible due to change of eligibility criteria
 Candidates who have not opted for up gradation.
Q. No. 17: What is third round of online allotment process?
Ans: Third round of online allotment will be conducted for the candidates
(i) Who have admitted in the allotted Institute and submitted their option for participation
in third round
(ii) Who were registered and submitted choices before first round but not allotted seats
during 1st or 2nd round
(iii) Who are freshly registered before 3rd round of counseling.
3rd round of Counseling:
Fresh set of seats gets added to the system, if any, which is due to latest approvals of
MCI or return of AIQ seats. Further, the conversion of seats is being carried out during
the third round of seat allotment and accordingly, the candidates are required to be
shown all choices which are against vacant, newly added seats and also anticipated
seat vacancies likely get vacated during up-gradation and also during the conversion of
seats as per the following algorithm: SCPH->SC; STPH->ST, OBCPH->OBC; ST <->
SC then to -> UR; OBC A <->OBC B then to ->UR.
The choices of candidates, who have submitted option for participation in the third round
during the reporting period for the second round seat allotment, would be initialized, and
are required to submit fresh choices online during the time the window is open for the
same.
All eligible candidates who desire to take part in third round of online allotment will have
to submit fresh choice during choice submission period and lock the choices during
period of locking. Locked choices of the candidates would be processed and result will
be published. The candidates who have been allotted a seat in first round of counseling
and given option for up gradation in the second round seat allotment and could not get
any up gradation are also required to visit the last admitted in situation and are required
to give option for up gradation. These candidates, who have not given any option for up
gradation for the third round counseling, would not be considered for choice submission
as the earlier submitted option is only for second round seat allotment only. Those
candidates, who could not secure any seat in any of the previous rounds, are required
to submit fresh choices for the third round.
Accordingly, those candidates, who could not submit fresh choices for the third round
counseling, would not be considered.
Q. No. 18: Who are eligible for 3rd Round of allotment?
Ans: All candidates interested in participation in the third round counseling are
required to submit fresh choices, without which they would not be considered.
Group–I: Registered candidates who did not get any seat allotment in the 1 st or 2nd
round of seat allotment and are required to submit fresh choices as per the vacancies
shown.
Group-II: Registered candidates, whose1st or 2nd round of allotted Seat Cancelled
during the document verification on reporting for admission, who have secured seat
under reserved quota, due to change of Category from reserved to Unreserved or PH
status from Yes to No, but they would still be eligible in the next round of seat allotment,
with changed criteria, provided they submit fresh choices, subject to fulfillment of
eligibility conditions.
Group–III: Candidates who have reported at allotted institute after 2nd round of allotment
and submitted willingness for up gradation as Yes.
Group-IV: Candidates who have given option for participation in round 3rd at the time of
1st and/or 2nd round reporting at allotted institutions.
Q. No. 19: Who are not eligible for 3rd Round of allotment?
O Not reported at Allotted Institute after seat allotment in either 1st or 2nd rounds
O Reported & Withdrawn from counseling at the Allotted Institute.
O Became non-eligible due to change of eligibility criteria during document verification
O Candidate who does not give fresh choices in 3rd round.
O Who did not register for online allotment of seat before first round of counseling.
Q. No. 20: Do I have to fill in choice of College/Subject to participate in second
round of online allotment process?
Ans: No. During the second round of online allotment process, the choice of higher
order will be upgraded for those candidates who give option to upgrade their choice at
the time of admission at allotted Medical/Dental College. For second round, candidates
are not required to submit fresh choice.
Q. No. 21: If I give consent for up-gradation of my choice during second round
and if my choice is upgraded, is it necessary to join at college allotted during
second round? Or in case I change my decision of upgrading choice, can I
continue study in college allotted through first round of allotment?
Ans: In case candidate is allotted seat during the second round of allotment process
(choice is up-graded), the seat allotted during the first round will be automatically cancel
led immediately (and allotted to somebody else) and candidate will have to join the
college/seat allotted during second round. If candidate does not join the college/seat
allotted during the second round, with in the stipulated days from the date of allotment
candidate will forfeit his/her allotted seat and will not be considered for subsequent
rounds of seat allotment.
22: While joining college allotted through first round if I don’t want up gradation
of choice, but want to keep option to fill choice before third round for newly
added PG seat, is it possible?
Ans: Yes. For this candidate is required to exercise the option at the time to joining the
Institution /college.
Q. No 23: If I give option to participate in third round at the time of joining college
from first / second round allotment, but later change my decision and want to
continue study at already allotted Medical College, what is the procedure to avoid
change (cancellation) of already allotted college/seat?
Ans: If such candidate does not submit choice during the choice submission period
before the third round of counseling, candidate will retain the already allotted seat.
Q. No. 24: If I forget my password that I have created during the process of
registration, how to retrieve it.
Ans: Forgot Password
To retrieve the forgotten password, system facilitates the following process:
The candidate is required to enter the information that he/she filled at the time of
registration and then security question & answer thereon to be entered as given during
New Candidate registration process. The above data submitted by candidate will be
validated with the registered candidates’ database. If the above entries match, then only
the candidate would be permitted to enter new password to proceed further. Therefore,
candidates are advised to remember the password and also retain their application form
print out ready till completion of admission process.
Q. No. 25: Difficulty in login, what may be the problem(s)?
Ans: Please read User manual for the candidates. Follow the instructions about use of
browser (Internet Explorer-6 or above), use of same spellings, same format of date (Use
digits for day, month and year with – in between) as in application form submitted to
WBPGMAT 2015. The internet connection should be uninterrupted. If internet
connection interruption takes place, the IP address which is being monitored will change
and session expired message will be displayed.
Please try to login from other computer from which other candidate(s) has logged in
successfully, if possible. In case of any inconvenience call help center/control room of
WBUHS for assistance during the working hours 11 AM to 5 PM on the days of
registration and choice filling. The contact details of the assistance will be available from
the website www.wbmcc.nic.in
Q. No. 26: I have difficulty in Creating Password, what may be the problem(s)?
Ans: Creation of password should be as per password policy. Please follow the
password policy of 8-13 characters with at least one capital letter, at least one small
letter of English alphabet, at least one special characters in key board of computer like
#, $, _,@, ^, * and at least one numeric. Please use the internet browser as suggested
in user manual, as it is difficult to login from some of the other browsers. While creating
password avoid using Caps Lock key, instead for typing Upper case use shift key.
Q. No. 27: When I try to login for choice filling/ submission, It say wrong roll
number/ password/transaction no/sponsorship no (for in service candidates
only), what may be problem(s)?
Ans: This can happen if roll number/confirmation ID/draft no/sponsorship no typed is
incorrect or password typed is incorrect. For assistance call help center/control room of
WBUHS for assistance during the working hours 11 AM to 5 PM on the days of
registration and choice filling. The contact details of the assistance will be available from
the website www.wbuhs.ac.in. Password is case sensitive, therefore use password
which was created by user exactly same as typed while creating. In case password is
forgotten, try to retrieve password by using security question and its answer.
Q. No. 28: I have not taken printout of my locked choices within the choice
locking period. How can I get print out of my choices which computer has
locked?
Ans: After the choice locking period, candidates can log in and see their locked choices
and take print out but the choices cannot be modified or altered.
Q. No. 29: If I opt to participate in third round of counseling whether my allotted
seat (of first/second round) will be cancelled?
Ans: In case you are not allotted any seat in the third round you will retain earlier allotted
seat. Therefore you are advised to fill in only higher choices or any other choice, better
than the earlier allotted seat for third round. In case any seat out of your choices,
submitted before third round, is allotted to you, the earlier allotted seat will automatically
be cancelled and allotted to another candidate.
Q. No. 30: In case I have Birth Certificate / Caste Certificate/ other certificate(s) in
regional language, will it be acceptable at the time of reporting?
Ans: Candidates are advised to carry Certified Copy of English/Bengali/Hindi version of
the original certificate, in case certificate issued is in other than English/Bengali/Hindi
language along with original certificate.
Q. No. 31: If there is discrepancy in spelling of name in documents and
application form, what do I do?
Ans: If there is discrepancy in spelling of name in documents candidate must carry proof
that the documents belong to same person, in the form of an affidavit before First Class
Magistrate.
Q. No. 32: What about condition of course and admission fees/Stipend / other
conditionalities?
Ans: Course and admission fees/ Stipend / other conditionalities etc. may vary from
Institute to Institute. Some seats may be approved but not yet recognized by MCI or
non- stipendiary. The allotment made through online allotment process will be firm and
final as per Hon'ble Supreme Court's guidelines. Therefore, the candidates should well
examine these points before opting a seat at a medical college. The West Bengal
University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) shall neither be responsible nor shall entertain
any case on above grounds, if any. Students should visit the website of
www.wbhealth.gov.in, www.wbuhs ac.in for necessary information. In case they require
any additional information, they can contact the colleges / institutions over telephone.
Phone numbers of the participating medical colleges are made available in the
counseling website www.wbmcc.nic.in.
Q.No33. Whether there is any bond of service?
Yes. The details are mentioned in the website www.wbmcc.nic.in in the notice section
and further information can be obtained from the concerned colleges.
FRESH CHOICE SUBMISSION BY ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES IN 3RD ROUND
In case any seat out of your choices, submitted for third round, is allotted to you, the
earlier allotted seat will automatically be cancelled and allotted to another candidate. In
case you are not allotted any seat in the third round you will retain earlier allotted seat.
In case candidate does not fill up any fresh choices for the third round, he/she will not
be allotted any seat and will retain his/her earlier allotted seat.
Candidates are advised to fill in only higher choices or any other choice, better than the
earlier allotted seat for third round from the vacancies shown. Please do not submit
choice for the seat which is already allotted to you.
The seats that may become available are of the following types:
1. Actual vacancies, i.e. the seats which are vacant due to:
a. Non-reporting (non-admission) by the allotted candidates
b. Due to resignation / cancellation
c. The seats added during third round (these seats were not included in first round, as
they were created/ conveyed after start of first round)
2. Virtual vacancies: (Subject to availability):
a. Those seats which are held by the candidates who have submitted willingness for
participation in third round. In case these candidates submit fresh choices and are
allotted any seat, then the seat vacated by them will be available for allotment to other
candidates.
b. Those seats which are vacant due non-availability of candidates of respective
categories, will be converted for other categories as per policy already declared earlier,
during third round. Candidates are advised to submit their fresh choices after going
through the vacancy list as mentioned above.
If candidate fail to lock choices at closing time, the choices saved last by the candidate
will be locked automatically. The candidates are advised to keep clicking ‘save and
continue’ option while filling up choices.
Please remember that once choices are locked, they cannot be changed. West
Bengal Medical Counseling Committee appeals to all candidates to exercise
choice carefully and fill up choice(s) which they genuinely want to join and
complete PG course. They should not fill up choices, which they do not wish to
join and ‘waste/block’ the seat, which otherwise would have been allotted to other
candidates who wish to join the course and complete the PG course.
Please remember that All India quota PG Medical online counseling 2015 and
West Bengal state quota PG Medical online counseling 2015 are two different sets
of counseling process based on two different competitive exams conducted and
two different merit lists.